Heirloom Tomato Varieties & Reviews | Tomat-Pomidor
Honest reviews of global tomato varieties from a 15-year-old growers community.
Welcome to one of the most unique and comprehensive tomato databases on the English-speaking web. This catalog isn’t based on generic seed packet descriptions—it is built entirely on the real, hands-on experience of everyday gardeners.
For over a decade, thousands of growers have shared their successes, failures, and harvest photos on one of the oldest and largest Russian-speaking gardening forums. We have taken this massive, multi-year knowledge base and carefully translated and summarized the very best of it for you.
What you will find in our catalog:
Whether you are looking for a bulletproof hybrid for a short season, an exotic anthocyanin variety, or the sweetest beefsteak you’ve ever tasted, the collective experience of our gardening community will help you find the perfect seed for your next harvest. Browse our subcategories below to explore!
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Yellow Mimi F1 🌍 Origin: A commercial Japanese F1 hybrid cherry tomato, frequently repackaged and sold by various Eastern European seed distributors. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Produces heavily branched, “coral-like” flower trusses (multiflora type). Easily reaches 6.5 ft (2 m) in a greenhouse. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, yellow, teardrop-shaped cherry … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Evpator F1 🌍 Origin: A highly reliable commercial F1 hybrid produced by the Russian seed company “Gavrish”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Designed specifically for greenhouse and high-tunnel growing. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Perfectly smooth, oblate (flattened globe) red tomatoes weighing around 4.5-5.3 oz (130-150 g). 🛡️ Disease Resistance: An absolute tank. … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Egipetskaya Ladya (Egyptian Boat) 🌍 Origin: A highly regarded Russian collector’s variety. The name “Egipetskaya Ladya” translates to “Egyptian Boat” or “Egyptian Ship”, which perfectly describes the unique, slightly elongated, boat-like shape of the fruits. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A very powerful and vigorous plant with thick stems. It produces … Read more
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📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Evgeniya 🌍 Origin: Bred in 2009 by the well-known tomato breeder Ruslan Dukhov. Not to be confused with the commercial determinate variety “Zhenechka”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). Very vigorous vines that easily reach over 10 ft (3 m). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Massive pink strawberry-shaped/oxheart tomatoes. They are very meaty and … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Yelisey 🌍 Origin: A highly productive commercial variety from the well-known Russian seed company “Aelita”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). An absolute workhorse of a plant that performs exceptionally well both in greenhouses and outdoors. Height varies from 24-40 inches (60-100 cm) outdoors, up to 5 feet (1.5 m) in a … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dey Huanchi 🌍 Origin: A commercial variety with Chinese roots (the name roughly translates to “Big Yellow”), heavily popularized in Eastern Europe and Russia by the SeDeK seed company. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate (bush). Generally does well grown outdoors without greenhouse protection. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Beautiful yellow-orange slicing tomatoes. Average weight … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): De Barao Rozovyi (Pink De Barao) 🌍 Origin: A classic Russian commercial heirloom, part of the famous, cold-tolerant De Barao tomato family. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A massive, highly vigorous vine that easily reaches the roof of a greenhouse. Requires aggressive pruning. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Pink, plum-shaped paste tomatoes, usually featuring … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Donald F1 🌍 Origin: A commercial F1 hybrid variety. 🌿 Plant Habit: Determinate, staying very compact. Outdoors in open ground, it tops out at around 20 inches (0.5 m). 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Bright red, perfectly round, and incredibly firm. It has a highly uniform, “commercial” appearance. 👅 Flavor & Use: Standard … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dragotsennaya Zhemchuzhina (Precious Pearl) 🌍 Origin: A Russian commercial/heirloom variety. The name translates beautifully to “Precious Pearl”. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate, but stays relatively compact. Exhibits medium vigor and maxes out around 4 feet (1.2 m) tall by the end of the season. Mid-early maturity. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Small, bright red, … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Diplomat 🌍 Origin: A Russian variety popularized by the famous Siberian seed collector, Tamara Yaschenko. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate (tall). A very strong, vigorous vine that performs exceptionally well outdoors in open ground. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Large to extra-large red beefsteaks. They are very meaty and juicy. 👅 Flavor & Use: … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): Dary Volkhvov (Gifts of the Magi) 🌍 Origin: A Russian heirloom variety. The name beautifully translates to “Gifts of the Magi” (referencing the Biblical Wise Men). 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. Grows to about 5 feet (1.5 m) tall. Performs well in greenhouses. 🍅 Fruit Characteristics: Red, elongated oval (plum/paste) tomatoes. They … Read more
📌 Quick Summary (TL;DR): De Barao Tsarskiy Zholtyi (Royal Yellow De Barao) 🌍 Origin: A highly sought-after commercial variety from Ukraine/Russia, part of the premium “Tsarskiy” (Royal) line of the famous De Barao family. 🌿 Plant Habit: Indeterminate. A tall, aggressive climbing vine. It can reach nearly 10 feet (3 m) in a greenhouse, but … Read more